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Quaraí
Quaraí
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Rio Grande do Sul state
	Quaraí Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 30°23′15″S 56°27′5″W / 30.38750°S 56.45139°W
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Rio Grande do Sul
Mesoregion	Sudoeste Rio-Grandense
Microregion	Campanha Ocidental
Area
• Total	3,147.63 km2 (1,215.31 sq mi)
Elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Population (2020 )
• Total	22,607
• Density	7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	97560-xxx
Website	www.quarai.rs.gov.br

Quarai is a Brazilian municipality located near the border with Uruguay on the Rio Quaraí. The population is 22,607 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,147.63 km², making it one of the largest municipalities in the state.^[2] Its elevation is 112 m. It is located 590 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Montevideo, Uruguay and southeast of Alegrete.

Neighbouring municipalities

Uruguaiana, north
Rosário do Sul, east
Santana do Livramento, south
Artigas, Uruguay, south
Alegrete, northwest

Flag

Created in 1971, the flag is made up of three stripes, blue, green and white in normal tones, it features a blue and red triangle-rectangle and a quadrilateral green that ascends between the two triangles with a blue triangle and in the left side of the flag, the angle of the green triangle is low and right. The center is elliptically vertical, in the white panel, the coat of arms added under law 400 December 21, 1964.

Geography

The area includes the Cerro do Jarau, a crater with 5.5 km in diameter dating back to around 117 million years and Salamanda do Jarau.

Population

Year	Population
1996	23,244
1997	23,430
1998	23,618
1999	23,809
2000	24,002
2004	24,987
2020	22,607

History

The first inhabitants were South American Indians including the Jarros, Guenoas, Minuanos and the Charruas people. The city was created on 8 April 1875.

The creation

The diplomatic action of the Treaty of Badajoz was signed in 1801 in which the then territorial boundary of Rio Grande do Sul became bounded at the Rio Quaraí. In 1814, its first ranches were founded.

Consular representation

Uruguay has a Consulate in Quaraí.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Quaraí (1976–2005)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	37.0 (98.6)	35.7 (96.3)	34.6 (94.3)	31.3 (88.3)	28.3 (82.9)	26.3 (79.3)	27.0 (80.6)	29.0 (84.2)	30.4 (86.7)	33.0 (91.4)	34.6 (94.3)	36.3 (97.3)	37.0 (98.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.5 (88.7)	30.1 (86.2)	28.5 (83.3)	24.6 (76.3)	21.1 (70.0)	18.3 (64.9)	18.2 (64.8)	20.2 (68.4)	21.7 (71.1)	24.7 (76.5)	27.2 (81.0)	30.3 (86.5)	24.7 (76.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.5 (77.9)	24.5 (76.1)	23.0 (73.4)	19.2 (66.6)	15.9 (60.6)	13.6 (56.5)	13.5 (56.3)	14.9 (58.8)	16.3 (61.3)	19.1 (66.4)	21.3 (70.3)	24.1 (75.4)	19.2 (66.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.5 (67.1)	19.0 (66.2)	17.6 (63.7)	13.9 (57.0)	10.8 (51.4)	8.8 (47.8)	8.8 (47.8)	9.6 (49.3)	10.8 (51.4)	13.6 (56.5)	15.4 (59.7)	17.9 (64.2)	13.8 (56.8)
Record low °C (°F)	12.9 (55.2)	12.2 (54.0)	10.1 (50.2)	5.4 (41.7)	1.9 (35.4)	−0.9 (30.4)	−1.1 (30.0)	0.6 (33.1)	1.8 (35.2)	5.2 (41.4)	8.2 (46.8)	10.9 (51.6)	−1.1 (30.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	132.5 (5.22)	123.1 (4.85)	133.6 (5.26)	105.9 (4.17)	107.5 (4.23)	93.8 (3.69)	92.5 (3.64)	83.5 (3.29)	117.6 (4.63)	140.5 (5.53)	93.6 (3.69)	115.2 (4.54)	1,339.3 (52.74)
Average relative humidity (%)	66	70	75	77	81	80	80	76	71	70	67	64	73
Mean monthly sunshine hours	278	232	232	201	178	139	159	178	194	234	261	273	2,559
Source: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)^[4]